(goal) Engagement and Education

Recommendation Status Brief Topic Type of Action
Add UNH Extension personnel to provide training for cost-benefit financial analysis of value-added production
Add personnel at UNH Extension to increase capacity in providing programming and training specific to the cost- benefit financial analysis of value-…
Goals & Tags: UNH Extension, Technical Assistance Providers, Nonprofits, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH, (goal) Engagement and Education, (goal) Local Food Economy
 Not Started Value-Added Processing & Co-Manufacturing Program creation, support, or expansion, Coordination/Network development or support
Develop a coordinated pipeline for beginning farmers that deepens existing agricultural training opportunities and communities
Those include UNH Extension’s New Farmer School, the Transition to Organic Partnership Program offered by NOFA-NH, and the Hannah Grimes Center’s…
Goals & Tags: Nonprofits, Technical Assistance Providers, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH, (goal) Engagement and Education, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability
 Not Started Supporting Future & Beginning Farmers Program creation, support, or expansion, Coordination/Network development or support
Expand opportunities for business education and support for new and beginning farmers
Through groups, such as the New Hampshire Ag Financiers, expand training and technical assistance opportunities; Assist growers in calculating…
Goals & Tags: Technical Assistance Providers, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability, (goal) Engagement and Education, (goal) Local Food Economy
 Not Started Supporting Future & Beginning Farmers Program creation, support, or expansion, Coordination/Network development or support, Investment/Funding
Improve outreach and education campaigns for food assistance programs and food insecurity issues
Launch public education campaigns to raise awareness about food assistance programs and food insecurity issues, addressing stigma while providing…
Goals & Tags: Nonprofits, State Agencies, Communities/Consumers, State/NH, (goal) Engagement and Education, (goal) Nutrition and Access
 Not Started Nutrition Access & Security Program creation, support, or expansion, Coordination/Network development or support
Conduct research to examine the benefits and limitations of different collaborative aggregation and marketing models
This research would guide the development of organizational and legal structures for different contexts and needs. Identify the factors that…
Goals & Tags: Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability, (goal) Engagement and Education
 Not Started Food Hubs & Collaborative Marketing Research/Study
Increase technical assistance capacity for food hubs and multi-farmer collaborative marketing initiatives
Increase technical assistance capacity in four areas: Coaching to design and facilitate a process for farmers and food businesses interested in…
Goals & Tags: Technical Assistance Providers, UNH Extension, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, State/NH, (goal) Engagement and Education, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability
 Not Started Food Hubs & Collaborative Marketing Program creation, support, or expansion
Provide dedicated state, federal, and private funding for technical assistance, programming, and mediation for farm succession programs
Funding will: Provide financial support for farmers to participate in succession planning programs; Develop more farm succession education…
Goals & Tags: Technical Assistance Providers, Nonprofits, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, (goal) Engagement and Education, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability
 Not Started Farmland Conservation, Access, & Succession Program creation, support, or expansion, Coordination/Network development or support, Investment/Funding
Provide dedicated state, federal, and private funding for technical assistance, mentorship, and capital for farmland access programs
Funding will support: Research, expansion, and development of innovative models for cooperative and alternative land tenure; Increasing access to…
Goals & Tags: Technical Assistance Providers, State Agencies, Federal Agencies, Farm, Fish, or Food Business, Communities/Consumers, Nonprofits, State/NH, (goal) Engagement and Education, (goal) Farm, Fish, and Food Business Viability
 Not Started Farmland Conservation, Access, & Succession Program creation, support, or expansion, Investment/Funding, Research/Study
Provide dedicated state, federal, and private funding for agricultural conservation easement programs and land trusts
Expand existing state and private funding programs to prioritize farmland protection projects; Secure adequate funding for the state’s Agricultural…
Goals & Tags: State Agencies, Federal Agencies, Nonprofits, Communities/Consumers, State/NH, (goal) Equity and Justice, (goal) Engagement and Education
 Not Started Farmland Conservation, Access, & Succession Program creation, support, or expansion, Investment/Funding
Launch an outreach and education program focused on wasted food awareness and prevention
Launch an ongoing, state-led public outreach and education program focused on wasted food awareness and prevention, housed within NHDES.
Goals & Tags: State Agencies, Communities/Consumers, State/NH, (goal) Engagement and Education, (goal) Local Food Economy
 Not Started Wasted Food Program creation, support, or expansion